Peanut Butter Overnight Oats

Recipe created by Chef Sam Gasbarro and HealthySchoolRecipes.com

Components Per One Serving:

50 - Serving Size: 1/2 cup oat + 1/2 cup fruit

Ingredients

• 3 ½ pounds (6 cups + 6 tablespoons) peanut butter, creamy

• 2 ounces (¼ cup) extract, vanilla

• 18 ounces (1 ½ cups) honey

• 1 gallon milk, low-fat

• 2 pounds, 4 ounces (3 quarts + ¼ cup) oats, rolled

• 13 ¾ pounds (25 cups) strawberries, sliced, unsweetened, frozen, thawed

Directions

1. Combine peanut butter, vanilla and honey in steam jacketed kettle or large sauce pan over medium heat. Stir constantly until warm and smooth (about 3-5 minutes). Add milk and whisk until smooth and combined. (If doing larger batches, this can be done in a large mixer on low speed.) Combine oats and warm peanut butter/milk mixture. Stir well.

2. Portion with a #8 scoop into 10 to 12 oz. cups. Top each portion with ½ cup frozen mixed berries. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Variation

3. Serve cold. For a chocolate banana peanut butter overnight oat, omit frozen strawberries and add ½ cup cocoa powder to oat mixture for 50 servings. Add more milk if necessary, top with sliced banana (14 pounds for 50 servings.)

Nutrients Per Serving:

For more information about peanuts in school foodservice, visit PeanutsinSchools.org.

“The versatility of peanuts cannot be praised enough! Peanuts and peanut butter naturally fit into a variety of cuisines, recipes, and dietary patterns. They also appeal to the senses by adding to and transforming flavors in dishes, as well as enhancing creamy or crunchy textures in foods.”

– Markita Lewis, MS, RD